Krzyzewski, MikeDuke University's basketball program has the Coach K brand; eight straight 20-win seasons, eight straight upper-division finishes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. four straight Final Four berths in the NCAA Championships, and, in 1991 and 1992, back-to-back national championships. During the Krzyzewski era, Duke has averaged nearly 24 wins a season.
(Inducted into the Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1991)From: National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame
Mike Krzyzewski, a native of Chicago, IL., has been one of the most dominant college coaches over the past two decades. He has led Duke to three NCAA National Championships (1991, 1992, 2001) and to ten Final Fours. His three championships tie him third all-time with Bob Knight (3) behind John Wooden (11) and Adolph Rupp (4), all of whom are members of the Basketball Hall of Fame. In over 20 years at Duke, Krzyzewski has compiled more than 600 career wins and is the winningest coach in NCAA Tournament history play with 66 wins. With ten Final Four appearances, Krzyzewski ranks third all-time in most Final Four appearances behind Wooden (12) and Smith (11).From 1988-92 Krzyzewski led Duke to five straight Final Four appearances and his 10 Final Four victories ranks second behind WoodenÕs 21.
Krzyzewski has led Duke to nine ACC Tournament Championships and ten ACC Regular Season Championships. He has been named ACC Coach of the Year five times and ranks second in most ACC wins. Krzyzewski has been named National Coach of the Year 10 times in 7 seasons. He was an assistant coach on the Gold Medal team in the 1992 Olympics. He was named the NABC Coach of the Decade for the 1990s. Krzyzewski began his career at the United States Military Academy (1976-80).